Biography
Yoshirō Muraki was a Japanese production designer, art director, and costume designer. He was nominated three times for the Academy Award for Best Art Direction for his work in the films Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970), Kagemusha (1980), and Ran (1985). He was also nominated for the Academy Award for Best Costume Design for his work in Yojimbo (1961). He is most well known for his collaborations with director Akira Kurosawa, having done work on all of Kurosawa's films from Record of a Living Being (1955) onward, with the exception of Dersu Uzala (1975).
Filmography
all 65
Movies 65
self 12
Director 2
Self
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: The Bad Sleep Well (2002)
Movie
Self
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Kagemusha' (2002)
Movie
Interviewee
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Ikiru' (2002)
Movie
Self
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: Dodes'ka-den (2002)
Movie
Self
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Yojimbo' (2002)
Movie
Self
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Sanjuro' (2002)
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Self
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'The Hidden Fortress' (2002)
Movie
Self
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'High and Low' (2002)
Movie
Self
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: The Lower Depths (2002)
Movie
Self
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: Stray Dog (2002)
Movie
Self
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: Drunken Angel (2002)
Movie
Self
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Seven Samurai' (2002)
Movie
Self
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Throne of Blood' (2002)
Movie
Production Design
Letter from the Mountain (2002)
Movie
Production Design / Art Direction
After the Rain (2000)
Movie
Art Direction
Madadayo (1993)
Movie
3.5
Production Design
Rhapsody in August (1991)
Movie
6
Production Design
Dreams (1990)
Movie
2.5
Art Direction
Oracion (1988)
Movie
Art Direction
Wuthering Heights (1988)
Movie
ProductionDesigner
Young Girls in Love (1986)
Movie
Art Direction
Baby Elephant Story: The angel who descended to earth (1986)
Movie
Production Design
Ran (1985)
Movie
4.64
Art Direction
Choji Snack Bar (1983)
Movie
Production Design
The Yoshida School (1983)
Movie
Set Designer
The Longest Tunnel (1982)
Movie
Production Design
Lake of Illusions (1982)
Movie
Art Direction
Kagemusha (1980)
Movie
3.5
Production Design
Monument to Holy Service (1978)
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Art Direction
High Seas Hijack (1977)
Movie
Art Direction
The Gate of Youth Part 2 (1977)
Movie
Production Design
Love and Separation in Sri Lanka (1976)
Movie
Production Design
Prophecies of Nostradamus (1974)
Movie
Production Design
Submersion of Japan (1973)
Movie
ProductionDesigner
Special Boy Soldiers of the Navy (1972)
Movie
Production Design
The Battle of Okinawa (1971)
Movie
Art Direction
Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970)
Movie
6
ProductionDesigner
Bullet Wound (1969)
Movie
Production Design
Samurai Rebellion (1967)
Movie
4.75
Production Design
Red Beard (1965)
Movie
4.33
Production Design
Legacy of the 500,000 (1963)
Movie
Production Design
High and Low (1963)
Movie
4.6
ProductionDesigner
Kōkōsei to jokyōshi hijō no seishun (1962)
Movie
Production Design
Sanjuro (1962)
Movie
3.86
Art Direction
Toilet Manager (1961)
Movie
ProductionDesigner
Yojimbo (1961)
Movie
3.88
Production Design
The Masterless 47 (1960)
Movie
Production Design
The Bad Sleep Well (1960)
Movie
3
ProductionDesigner
Man Against Man (1960)
Movie
Production Designer
Seniors, Juniors, Co-Workers (1959)
Movie
Production Design
Someday I'll Know (1959)
Movie
Production Design
I Want to Be a Shellfish (1959)
Movie
Production Design
The Hidden Fortress (1958)
Movie
4.75
Production Design
The Third President (1958)
Movie
Art Direction
Assistant President (1958)
Movie
ProductionDesigner
The Lower Depths (1957)
Movie
3.5
Art Direction
Price of Beauty (1957)
Movie
Production Design / Costume Design
Throne of Blood (1957)
Movie
4
Production Design
Rainy Night Duel (1956)
Movie
Production Design
I Live in Fear (1955)
Movie
4
Production Design
All is Well 2 (1955)
Movie
Production Design
All is Well (1955)
Movie
Production Design
The Black Fury (1954)
Movie
Assistant Art Director
Seven Samurai (1954)
Movie
4.18
Assistant Director
Stray Dog (1949)
Movie
5
Ratings
Average 5.05
Based on 1.04 Million movie and tv ratings over time
1949
1960
1976
1963
2002
Information
Known ForArt
GenderMale
Birthday1924-08-14
Deathday2009-10-26 (85 years old)
Birth PlaceTokyo, Japan
CitizenshipsJapan
Also Known As村木与四郎, むらき よしろう, Yoshiro Muraki
AwardsMedal with Purple Ribbon
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